Hi qualityseek. While a .00295 money factor isn't great in today's low-rate environment, given the drop in your credit score and the fact that Mercedes-Benz is not currently providing any support on this model it isn't terrible. If you're trying to get an awesome deal, the C-Coupe probably isn't the place to look right now.

If you can't get the dealer to lower your money factor, the only thing that you can do is negotiate as low a selling price as possible.

You asked about any other available incentives. Mercedes is currently providing a $1,000 owner loyalty cash incentive on the 2012 C-Class as well.

Your suspicion about the acquisition fee was well founded, qualityseek. Mercedes-Benz Financial's current base fee is only $795. The dealer that you are working with is marking up your fee by $300 to try to add profit to your deal. Make sure that they use the base fee if you lease from them.

The doc fee is something that most dealers charge on every deal. It's more fluff than anything. I doubt that you'll be able to get the dealer to waive it, but you an try.

Hey peterrs4. You mentioned that you are coming out of an Audi. Mercedes-Benz has a bunch of conquest certificates out there right now that entitle current owners of select brands, Audi being one of them, to additional discounts. Specifically, there is a $1,000 conquest cash offer on the 2012 C-Class.

I went to the dealer set on purchasing an 09 c300 with 26k miles. they were going to do 25k out the door with 8k on my trade in + 5k cash down, payments were going to be ~200/month. The way i looked at it, in 3 years, i will easily lose that 8k from the honda and could only hope that my 5k was still there, in 2015 how much can an 09 c300 with ~70k miles be worth??. then i realized if i lease a brand new one, yea i pay more monthly, but its a brand new car, and my 5k stays in the bank. when the lease is over, I've lost my trade in value, but that would have been lost no matter which car i was driving.

I've leased about 20 carsIn general with the lease I Never put anything down.it seems to be OK.Here in TEXAS - the lease is higher than most states. We have to pay TAX for the cost of the entire car. In other states - you only pay for the portion that you are leasing.so without any money down - your lease is around $548I am looking to lease for my wife and it is around $558 no money down for 7500 miles per year

So I went to the dealership today to get a lease quote. I have no credit and I am looking to lease, I have a full time job. Here is the quote I received from the dealer, please let me know if it is good or not.

Hey peterrs4. Mercedes-Benz is not currently providing any lease support on the C350 Sedan. As a result, if you were to lease one through Mercedes-Benz Financial right now you would have to use its standard lease program. The last time that I checked, its buy rate standard lease money factor for Tier 1 customers was .00225.

Hi markp6. Mercedes-Benz Financial's March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 C63 with 10,000 miles per year are .00145 and 58%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.

Mercedes is not providing lease support on this, or an other for that matter, 2011 model any longer. As a result, if you want to lease you are better off going with a '12.

Welcome billyboni230. Mercedes-Benz Financial's March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 SLK250 with 12,000 miles per year are .00225 and 57%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.

The numbers for an otherwise identical lease of a C250 Coupe are .00225 and 68%.

Hi atl_mbfan. Mercedes-Benz is providing a $1,000 owner loyalty cash incentive on the 2012 C250 Sedan right now that it sounds like you will be eligible for.

Mercedes-Benz Financial's March buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36-month lease of a 2012 C250 Sedan with 10,000 miles per year are .00190 and 62%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.

sounds like a so so deal to me....I have similar options on my C300 and am paying $474 with taxes and got back $500 for last car payment....so it sounds like the last payment you are getting paid is getting added to the lease price....do you have backup camera as well?

Yes, back up camera is part of the package as well as the prepaid maintenance that is usually $799. I thought to wait it out till June on the BMW return but am afraid the deals might not be as good then. One dealer I called said that they couldnt touch this price so it seemed like a good deal to me. My price does include taxes as well.

Are you happy with the car? It seems to be a great sporty ride and Im comign out of 2010 BMW 528i so Im hoping that this will be a good choice.

Thanks for the reply. I looked at the coupes today which I love thinking maybe of going that route instead of the sedan. I emailed him about it and he said they lease out higher. Not sure if that is true.

But as a general rule, what type of discount should I be looking for off the sticker prices?